Ching-Fong Wu, DO
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Visalia, CA
Ching-Fong Wu, DO is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Visalia, California, and NPI 1912018177, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (California 020A66460, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ching-Fong Wu
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- 020A66460 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1642 S Court St, Visalia, CA 93277
- Phone
- (559) 739-1698
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (559) 739-7950
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050707001092); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- College Of Osteo Med Of The Pacific At Pomona, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ching-Fong Wu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 020A66460Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
204 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gavilyte-G61 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes33 claims
- Sulfasalazine15 claims
- Linzess14 claims
- Lactulose13 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $559.28
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Valley Hospitalist Medical Group, IncVisalia, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ching-Fong Wu among 198 colon & rectal surgery physician records in California
Ching-Fong Wu, DO is one of 198 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2002 among the 149 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 198 colon & rectal surgery physician records in California.
All 198 in California → Every provider in Visalia → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kyle Ota, M.D., MPHVisalia, CA 932911942682117
- Lorenc Malellari, MDBakersfield, CA 933011710329396
- Alexandra Elias, MDBakersfield, CA 933061023443587
- Gregory Greaney, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051609984137
- Cristina Harnsberger, M.D.Santa Barbara, CA 931051497054126
- Joel Dean, MDSanta Maria, CA 934541568534915
- Diana Davio, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341023217577
- Eric Fu, MDYorba Linda, CA 928861629060108
Common questions
What is Ching-Fong Wu, DO's NPI number?
Ching-Fong Wu, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912018177, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ching-Fong Wu, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1642 S Court St, Visalia, CA, 93277. Phone: (559) 739-1698. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ching-Fong Wu, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number 020A66460, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ching-Fong Wu, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ching-Fong Wu, DO had 204 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ching-Fong Wu, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.